Libertarian Party nominees for partisan office won eight elections on November 4, but only one was contested. In the other races, the number of candidates on the ballot equaled the number of candidates to be elected.

1. Jacob Faught was elected Constable of Benton County, Arkansas, in Township 5.
2. Cheryl Heacox was re-elected to the Clay Township Board in Wayne County, Indiana. Three were to be elected and only three candidates ran (one Libertarian and two Republicans).
3. Stephen Coffman was re-elected to the Liberty Township Board in Henry County, Indiana. Three were to be elected and only three candidates ran (one Libertarian, one Democrat, and one Republican).
4. Tracey Roberts was elected Magistrate of Marshall County, Kentucky.
5. Shannon Denniston was elected Magistrate of Montgomery County, Kentucky
6. William McBride was elected to the Washington, Louisiana town council, in a contested election. He defeated his Republican opponent 81-57.
7. Henry Herford was elected Constable in Justice of the Peace district one in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
8. Justin Bonnette was elected Justice of the Peace in ward six in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Three Republican members of the Michigan State House have introduced HB 5956, which would convert Michigan primaries from open to closed. The sponsors are Ray Franz of Onekama, Greg MacMaster of Kewadin, and Bob Genetski of Allegan County. The bill is in the 2013-2014 legislative session, so there is very little time left for this bill to advance. Also, neither MacMaster nor Genetski ran for re-election, so those two won’t be in the 2015-2016 session. MacMaster did run for State Senate but he lost the Republican primary.

Franz and MacMaster also introduced HB 5955, which would provide that major parties nominate for Governor and state legislature by party meeting instead of by direct primary. Already, major parties in Michigan nominate some of the lesser statewide offices by party meeting instead of by primary.

The California State Court of Appeals will hear Rubin v Bowen on January 15 at 9 a.m. in San Francisco. This is the case in which the Libertarian, Green, and Peace & Freedom Parties charge that the California top-two system violates the voting rights of voters who wish to vote for minor party candidates in November general elections.